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The Commoner.
Vol. a, No. 19;
THE HOME DEPARTMENT. I
Three Wis lie
TAn Infant In its cradlo slept,
And Jt Its sloop it smllod
And one by ono threo womon knolt
To ktes the" falr-hatrod child;
And oach thought ot tho days to
bo
And breathed a prayer half sll-
outly.
jOno poured hor lovo on many lives,
But knew lovo's toll and care;
Its burdons oft had boon to hor
A heavy woight to bear.
' She stoopod and murmured lov
ingly: "Not hardonod hands, dear child,
for theo."
jOno had not known tho burdened
hands,
But know tho empty heart:
At life's rich banquet she had sat,
An unfed guest, apart.
. "Oh, not," Bhe whispered tend
erly, "An ompty heart, doar child, for
theo."
And ono was old; sho had known
care.
Sho had known loneliness;
She know God leads us by no path
His prcsonco cannot bless.
Sho smiled, and murmured, trust
fully: "God's will, God's will, doar child,
for theo."
British Weekly.
or to start. It is tho beginning which
is difficult. If dawdlers could only
onco bo set In motion, many of them
would run awhilo; but they lack tho
power of initiative.
"Shun tho fatal habit of 'putting off,'
as you would a tomptatlon to crime.
The moment you feel tho tomptatlon
to dawdlo como upon you, jump up,
and thon go with all your might at tho
most difficult thing you have to do."
Ram's Horn.
Tomatoes Stuffed With Rice.
Tako largo smooth tomatoes, cut
out of tho stem end a pleco as large
as a dollar. With a spoon scoop out
inside, not too deep and fill this
cavity with tho following: One-half
cup of rice, boiled No. 2; one-half cup
cold chicken chopped vory fine; a
tablespoonful of onions, fried in a
tablespoonful of butter; and a little
parsley. Bind these with a well beaten
ogg; season -with salt and pepper and
bako in an oven twenty minutes. Broil
pork chops nicely; place on a hot plat
tor and arrange tho stuffed tomatoes
around the outside. Pour over tho
gravy from both dishes and servo at
onco. S. P. R. R., Rico Cook Book.
Rhubarb,
The Tyranny of Trivia! Things.
v Tho great emotional experiences of
(life are belittled by the same insist
ence upon tho trivial. Life and lovo
ic;Qk into each other's eye; a man
and woman elect each other from all
the world; but the joyful solemnity
of marriage is ruffled by tho details
of the wedding, perhaps by family
squabble over flowers and gowns and
invitations! Or great deatli comes In
fcl. the door and the little human
eoul, overwhelmed with grief, ap
palled by the sudden opening of Eter
nity before its eyes, yet fusses (there
is no other word for it) over "mourn
ing" over the width of tho hem of tho
,vell, or tho question of crepe buttons
or dull jet! This may bo shocking,
mournful or ludicrous as one happens
to look at it, but it is certainly unciv
ilized. Margaret Deland, in Harpor's
Bazaw
Wash and cut in Bmall pieces ono
pound of fresh rhubarb. Put in a bak
ing dish with ono cup of sugar, a cup
of water, the thinnest possible shaving
of lemon peel. Put two tablespoons
of golatine to soak in cold water, and
then dissolve it in a little hot water.
Add to tho rhubarb with a tablespoon
of lemon juice. Pour into a mould
and let it harden on tho ice. Serve
with whipped cream. The Household.
Summer Sickness.
"There would bo less summer sick
ness If people would be more careful
about their diet," said an old phy
sician. "Most persons oat too many unrlpo
vegetables. Cholera morbus Is traced
directly to green fruit or vegetables
that are not matured, and bad livers
are often tho result of imprudence.
If one will only stick to proper food
and drink lemon or lime juice very
day there will bo little trouble with
the liver." Birmingham Age-Herald.
One Secret of Success.
'A prominent man, writing a spec
ial message to young people, said:
"'Begin right, and right away is
a motto which would have saved many
a youth from disaster. Nothing is
more delusive than delay. I have
iknown more peoplo como to grief
through procrastination, indolence,
and dillydallying, than from almost
anything else. There is nothing else
jqulte so destructive to the energy
Which does things, or which so par
alyzes the exocutlve faculties as a
habit of dawdling.
"The only possible corrective of It
is to dotermlno stoutly to begin, on
the instant, the task before, you.
Every moment's delay makes it hard-
Coollnjr tho House.
Heavy portieres and carpets should
bo cleaned and packed away, and
everything suggesting heat sliould be
put out of sight. The floors should bo
stained or covered wfth matting and
a few choice rugs. Heavily upholster
ed chairs may be stored in some un
used room and rattan or cane furni-'
ture substituted. As glass is a great
radiator of heat, outside shutters or
awnings will be found worth many
times their cost. If red or yellow
shades have been used during the win
ter, they should be taken down, care
fully wiped, rolled and tied into a com
pact bundle and put away until frost
comes again. Dark-green shades
should replace them, because they
make tho room . look cooler. Tho
house should be opened very early in
the morning to get the fresh air; and
cioseu oerore tue sun is high. In
particularly warm weather, sheets
wrung out of cold water and hung be
fore slightly raised windows will cool
tho atmosphere with astonishing rap
idity. Even in apartment houses
there aro often balconies either at
the front or back of tho house. These
can bo made into charming outdoor
rooms if an awning is put overhead
and boxes fitted along the sides, where
vines and flowers may bo grown. The
Yines Should "be of rniir.k-irrnwlm-
variety which will afford both beauty
and shade for instance, tho morn
ing glory, the moon flower, or the red
flowering bean. From Juno Delln-
eator.
puts up a flower-like face for a kiss;
a third, rummages in the pockets that
aro nover empty, for some little treas
ure trove from town.
Thon father has a frolic with the
bairns. They play hide-and-seek;
they scampor up and down; there is
no end of noise and joyful clamor for
a cheery space of time, till the moth
er calls for quiet, and father himself
goes away to prepare for supper that
smells so appetizing, as whiffs of good
things como from the kitchen.
The home returning of some hus
bands is less pleasant than this. Men
aro often too discouraged or too weary
to frolic with their babies at night.
Somo mon are too grumpy, too fault
finding, to be pleasant company at
homo. God pity them and their
wives. -For in this short life, the
best that any of us can hope for is
that we may have work to do, and do
it well and bravely, and home to rest
in when tho day's work is done. Our
home should see the sunny side of our
soul, not the stormy and frown
ing side. "The merry heart goes all
the way. The sad one tires in a mile
ah." Christian Herald.
. Did not Ask. Her Right. .
Mr. Puidette i u's:? that ho over
heard a vcman IgcIl.-'xij; her tin unJ
a io J lows:
'Krw 111 tell yo". hy I wo Hint
go into tho restaurant and have a
cup of coffee with you while we were
waiting for the train. I didn't like
the way you asked me. Not half an
hour heforoyou said to Mr. Puffer:
'Come let's get a cigar and away you
went, holding his arm, and not giving
him a chance to decline.
"When we met John Howdy on our
way to luncheon you said: 'Just in
time, John; cdme, take lunch with
us And then tonight when we had
to wait an hour for the train, you
looked at your watch, turned to me
and said in a questioning way, 'Would
Write and Sec
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I will send with the hook also ,in
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No matter what your doubts. Re
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Remember that only the cured need,
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possible?
Simply stato which
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The Evening? Frolic
A blithe, ringing step comes up the
garden walk. A key turns in the latch.
A cheory voice shouts "Hullo, the
house!" A sweet face smiles from
tho upper landing, where the wife
waits to greet hor good man. There
is a rush of pattering feet, pell-mell
over hall, tho sitting-room and stair
way. "Father has come home!" cry
the children. Ono tugs . with her
dimpled hands at his coat; another,
CHILL WINDS
Are the dread of those whose lungs are
"weak." Some fortunate people can
follow the summer as it goes southward,
and escape the cold blasts of winter and
the chill airs of spring. But for the
majority of people this is impossible.
family cares ana
business obliga
tions hold them
fast.
"Weak" lungs
are made strong
by the use of Dr.
Pierce's Golden
Medical Discov
ery. It cures the
obstinate cough,
heals the in
flamed tissues,
stops the hem
orrhage, and re
stores the lost
flesh to the ema
ciated body.
"I am a railroad
agent," writes I. B.
Staoles. Esn.. rr
Barclay, Osage Co., 1
a ,H
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Staples, Esq., of
larclav. Cisncr rr
Kans.. aud four
years ago my work
keeping me in a
warm room and
stepping out fre-
cpld air gave me bronchitis, which became
chrome and deep seated. Doctors failed to
reach my case and advised me to try a hieher
air, but, fortunately for me. a friend also advised
rac to try Dr. Pierce's medicines. I commenced
taking your Golden Medical Discovery' and bv
the time I had taken the first bottle I was bet
ter, aud after, taking about four bottles mv
cough was entirely gone. I have found no ne
cessity for seeking another climate.'
Sometimes a dealer, tempted by the
little more profit paid on the sale of less
meritorious medicines, will offer the
customer a substitute as being "just as
good" as the tt Discovery,"
You get the People's Common Sense
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you like a cup of coffee?' And I did
want it; I was tired and a little
hungry, but I would have fainted be
fore I would have accepted suclran In
vitation. And you went away a little
bit vexed with me and had your coffee''
and bread and butter by yourself, and
didn't enjoy it very much. In effect
you said to me, 'If you want a cup or
coffee, if you really want it, I will
buy it for you.'
'You are ,tho best husband in tho
world, but do as nearly all the best
husbands do.
"Wny do you men seem to dole
things to your wives when you fairly
throw them to the men you know?
Why didn't you invite me heartily as
you invite them? Why didn't you say,
Como, let's get a little coffee and
something,' and take me straight
away with you?
"You wouldn't say to a man, 'Would
you like me to go and buy you a
cigar? Then why do you always is
sue your little invitations to treats
in that way to me?
"Indeed, if men would only act
towards their wives as heartily, cor
dially, frankly as they do towards
the men whom they meet they would
And cheerier companions at home
than they do at the club." Exchange.
Orange Peel.
It is a very bad habit to eat orange
peel. Nor is tho juvenile habit" of
eating apples with the peel on to he
recommended either. Parents who do
not care as yet to correct these evil
SE?w ti? wil1 PeiapB be more, In
h? 1 1 B, when they hear that
XL i e back specks which may be
? ? Q BkIn8 of Ba and
apples that have been kept some time
f f?oUSt0f s o Jungi' Precisely similar
StrtwJ0 iQh whooping-cough is
whn ted Pr- Tschamer, of Graz,
I2?S m,ade the covery, scraped
some of these black specks off an
SSSP'i and trodced them into hi
davgL hI a stronff in8Piration. Next
h, w.as troubled with violent tick-
oftko vl h Jffijjy 2 end
CUte attack Of wh nnnln r -I,
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